Alexander Bublik and Kevin Anderson will play each other in the semifinal of the Hall of Fame Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Bublik who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Bublik is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Bublik -> 1.89
Kevin Anderson -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. Kevin Anderson
There is no head to head record between Alexander Bublik and Kevin Anderson since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alexander Bublik
Ranked no. 37 (career-high), the Kazakhstani got to the semifinal after defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-65 4-6 6-1 and Jason Jung 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Jung (6-2 6-4). During the match, Bublik scored 64 points vs Jung’s 48. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bublik managed to score 14 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alexander Bublik was very effective on serve to win 85% (22/26) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Kazakhstani broke Jung 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Bublik has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (259-171). 7-3 on grass in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bublik has a compiled21-17 match record in the last 8 years on grass.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Antalya and Singapore.
Bublik has a compiled 26-17 win-loss record in 2021, 7-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Newport
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.
Kevin Anderson
Ranked no. 113, Anderson reached the semifinal after beating Illya Marchenko 7-5 6-3, Sebastian Ofner 7-5 7-63 and Jack Sock 6-75 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter against Sock, Anderson recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-2 6-4). During the match Anderson scored 108 points vs Sock’s 84. The South African was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Anderson overwhelmed his opponent with 20 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Kevin Anderson was pretty effective on serve to win 90% (43/48) of his 1st serve and 53% (19/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Anderson broke Sock 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kevin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The South African has an overall 10-9 win-loss record in 2021, 6-4 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bublik | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 77 |
| Pts | 157-128 | 251-202 |
| Total Points | 285 | 453 |
| Winners | 65 | 107 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Bublik played 2 matches while Anderson competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Bublik surrendered 1 set, while Kevin Anderson surrendered 1 set. Bublik has played 2 set(s) less than Anderson (5 vs 7). Therefore, Bublik played 29 games less than Anderson. Bublik scored 65 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Kevin blasted 107 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bublik | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 36 | 54 |
| Avg per match | 18 | 18 |
| 1st in | 78/143 | 121/220 |
| %1st in | 55% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 65/78 | 107/121 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 41/65 | 59/99 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 60% |
Bublik managed to score 36 aces (18 per match). Anderson fired 54 aces (18 per match). Bublik won 83% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Anderson won 88% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bublik | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 42% | 54% |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Bublik broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Anderson broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. The South African conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bublik | ||||
| R2 Karlovic |
1/4 Jung |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-6 6-1 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 18 | 48 | |
| pts | 93-80 | 64-48 | 157-128 | |
| Total points | 173 | 112 | 285 | |
| Winners | 43 | 22 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 34% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 22 | 14 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 52/89 | 26/54 | 78/143 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 48% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 43/52 | 22/26 | 65/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 85% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/37 | 18/28 | 41/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 64% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/8 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anderson | |||||
| R1 Marchenko |
R2 Ofner |
1/4 Sock |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 7-5 7-63 | 6-75 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 31 | 77 | |
| pts | 69-55 | 74-63 | 108-84 | 251-202 | |
| Total points | 124 | 137 | 192 | 453 | |
| Winners | 34 | 30 | 43 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 18 | 20 | 54 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 42/72 | 31/64 | 48/84 | 121/220 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 48% | 57% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 34/42 | 30/31 | 43/48 | 107/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 97% | 90% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 23/33 | 19/36 | 59/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 70% | 53% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 1/2 | 4/9 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 44% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Newport
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Maxime CressyCressy (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Kevin AndersonAnderson – Jack SockSock (6-75 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Jason JungJung (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Maxime CressyCressy (6-3 7-6(6)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander BublikBublik – Kevin AndersonAnderson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
